Getting teachers back to the classroom. A systematic review on what works to improve teacher attendance in developing countries

Journal of Development Effectiveness

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 466-488

  Guerrero, Gabriela ^a   Leon, Juan ^a   Zapata, Mayli ^a   Cueto, Santiago ^a  

^a Group for the Analysis of Development Lima   (Peru)

Author keywords

developing countries; education and development; educational interventions; impact evaluation; student achievement; teacher attendance

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; INCENTIVE; MONITORING SYSTEM; RESEARCH; STUDENT; TEACHING;

EID: 84890485173     PISSN: 19439342     EISSN: 19439407     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19439342.2013.864695     Document Type: Article

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